CHEF Stock — The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CHEF is a Stock. Total return is 549.0% over the past 15.2 years, 116.0 points behind SPY at 665.0%.

The Chefs' Warehouse distributes specialty food products and center-of-the-plate items such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, seafood, and custom-cut beef to restaurants, fine dining establishments, hotels, and other foodservice customers across the United States, Canada, and the Middle East. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. This business appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to the specialty food distribution sector rather than those focused on dividend income.

CHEF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 549.0% over the past 15.2 years, 116.0 points behind SPY at 665.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 96.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.5%.

CHEF key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/28/2011

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$113.57 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,633,211,146

Average volume

464615.0

Beta

1.443

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

53.82

Forward P/E

25.5754

EPS

$2.11

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CHEF risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.5%.

Who may consider CHEF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CHEF does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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